Hishikawa Moronobu
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Selected Works46

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
At Dinner, Requesting to be Served by his Former Wife
At Dinner, Requesting to be Served by his Former Wife, 1679
Acquired 2006
Hand-colored woodblock printed page from a book
LACMA
The Monk Jakuren
The Monk Jakuren, 1695
Acquired 2006
Hand-colored woodblock print page from a book
LACMA
"Tears Like Waves", episode 108 of the "Tales of Ise"
"Tears Like Waves", episode 108 of the "Tales of Ise", 1679
Acquired 2006
Hand-colored woodblock printed page from a book
LACMA
Councillor Yukihira
Councillor Yukihira, 1695
Acquired 2006
Woodblock printed page from a book
LACMA
Poem by Koka Moin no Betto
Poem by Koka Moin no Betto, 1695
Acquired 1992
Woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Spring Dance Scene
Spring Dance Scene, 1600
Acquired 1985
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Art Institute of Chicago
A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"
A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", 1681
Acquired 1968
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Narihira's Eastern Journey, from the illustrated book "Panorama of Paintings on Screens and Hanging Scrolls (Byobu kakemono ekagami)"
Narihira's Eastern Journey, from the illustrated book "Panorama of Paintings on Screens and Hanging Scrolls (Byobu kakemono ekagami)", 1682
Acquired 1953
Woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Art Institute of Chicago
Emon Hill, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)"
Emon Hill, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)", 1681
Acquired 1942
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Scene in the Yoshiwara, from the series "Views of Yoshiwara"
Scene in the Yoshiwara, from the series "Views of Yoshiwara", 1680
Acquired 1942
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban
Art Institute of Chicago
Shintokumaru Dancing before Oto Hime, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)"
Shintokumaru Dancing before Oto Hime, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)", 1683
Acquired 1940
Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Sei Shonagon, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)"
Sei Shonagon, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukushi)", 1683
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Procession of a Daimyo
Procession of a Daimyo, 1681
Acquired 1939
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic picture album
A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic picture album, 1673
In museum collection
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e
Art Institute of Chicago
A Parade of Courtesans
A Parade of Courtesans, 1690
In museum collection
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, kakemono yoko-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Korean Embassy Parade
Korean Embassy Parade, 1682
In museum collection
Hand-colored woodblock prints; makimono-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Flower Viewing
Flower Viewing, 1711
In museum collection
Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"
Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", 1681
In museum collection
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)"
Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)", 1683
In museum collection
Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Art Institute of Chicago
The Tengu King Training his Pupils
The Tengu King Training his Pupils, 1690
In museum collection
Woodblock print

Previous Sales

Christie's
Beauty turning her head, c. 1690
Beauty turning her head, c. 1690
$74,500
Mar 2009

For Sale

Bamboo Space (竹空間) · Artsy
The Stage
The Stage, 1912
US$450
Original Woodcut print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
One Night of Adoration
One Night of Adoration, 1680
For sale
Japanese woodblock print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Good Times
Good Times, 1680
For sale
Woodblock Print
Samhart Gallery · Artsy
Japanese Shunga
Japanese Shunga, 1961
€180
Facsimile on Ingres d'Arches paper
Samhart Gallery · Artsy
Japanese Shunga
Japanese Shunga, 1961
€180
Facsimile on Ingres d'Arches paper
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Fun
Fun, 1680
Sold
Woodblock Print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
The Writing Lesson
The Writing Lesson, 1687
For sale
Woodblock Print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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菱川師宣画　衝立のかげに 遊女と若衆|Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.195 · Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper; horizontal ōban
Gift of Lee E. Dirks, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
当世ひいな形|Contemporary Kimono Patterns (Tōsei hiinagata) 当世ひいな形
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.887 · First volume from a set of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.786a–c · Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Family Foundation Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2013
At Dinner, Requesting to be Served by his Former Wife
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.9 · Hand-colored woodblock printed page from a book
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
The Monk Jakuren
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.6 · Hand-colored woodblock print page from a book
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
"Tears Like Waves", episode 108 of the "Tales of Ise"
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.8 · Hand-colored woodblock printed page from a book
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Councillor Yukihira
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.7 · Woodblock printed page from a book
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Poem by Koka Moin no Betto
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession AC1992.109.1 · Woodblock print
Gift in memory of Mary Thayer Gruys
Spring Dance Scene
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.270 · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1968 · Accession 1968.323 · Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1960 · Accession JP3402 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960
Narihira's Eastern Journey, from the illustrated book "Panorama of Paintings on Screens and Hanging Scrolls (Byobu kakemono ekagami)"
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1953 · Accession 1953.190 · Woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse
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event
death
Hishikawa Moronobu dies
Jan 1, 1694
event
birth
Hishikawa Moronobu born
Jan 1, 1618